Flying Scot Fleet Race July 12

Here is Andy's post race commentary:

Ah summer sailing in Florida!

Even with a later start time we again struggled with unreliable breeze this Saturday. (One of these days we will have a nice ripping sea breeze, I'm sure of it!) Nice turnout of 9 boats! Andy Hayward and Tina Tenret, # 38, Al Thompson and Cameron Salmon, $650, Nate and Melissa Vilardebo, # 2007, Dave Clement and Joe Blouin, # 2339, Bill Adikes and crew, # 3998, Dave Bell and Susan Cintron, # 4156, Mark and Tom Taylor, # 4321, Paul Slivernail and Leslie Fisher, # 4925, and Ed and Penny Ruark, # 5477.

Big thanks to Dave and Kim Thinel, Dean Bell, and Lisa, Drew and Abby Hayward for their hard work running the races!

Race # 1 Teased us again into thinking we were going to have a full day of racing with about 5-7 from a weird summer direction, North West. Dave Clement with sharp eyed Joe Blouin connected the puffs nicely for the win followed by Taylor and Taylor.

Race # 2 was in fading breeze With a 30 degree right shift. Don't ask me how Paul and Leslie (1st) or Dave and Joe (2nd) got it done because # 38 and # 4321 where speed testing in the far left corner, (this is becoming a regular thing for us two, that is our story anyhow!)Here is a video of the start:


The low light of this race for # 38 was passing four boats on the run only to snag the RC boat's anchor line right at the finish UGH! Race # 3 was not to be as the wind totally shut off 3/4 the way up the beat. Nobody second guessed that decision!!

Results: Crew/boat R1 R2 Tot Dave Clement, Joe Blouin # 2339 1 2 3 Paul Silvernail, Leslie Fisher # 4925 5 1 6 Dave Bell, Susan Cintron # 4156 4 4 8 Nate and Melissa Vilardebo # 2007 3 6 9 Mark and Tom Taylor # 4321 2 8 10 Al Thompson, Cameron Salmon, $650 7 3 10 Ed and Penny Ruark # 5477 8 5 13 Andy Hayward, Tina Tenret # 38 6 dnf 16 Bill Adikes and Crew # 3998 10 7 17

Note our next races are on August 16th, THIS IS A DATE CHANGE. 1500 start.